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About 65 million Americans live in communities with a shortage of primary care doctors, physicians trained to meet the majority of patients’ health care needs over the course of their lives. How much more difficult will finding a primary care doctor become as a result of the recently passed health care reform legislation, which willRead more

The small liquor outlet situated neatly in a corner of Morgan Drug Store in the city’s old town district is a bit of an enigma. Drug stores routinely stock liquor in states such as California and Nevada. But in Utah, Morgan County’s single liquor outlet is also the state’s only pharmacy authorized to sell alcohol,Read more

This story was produced in collaboration with A few months into a new job as a contract engineer, Jim Arey was stunned by an $8,000 bill he received for two doctor-administered infusions of an expensive drug he needs regularly. That’s when the Columbia, Md., man learned that the insurance provided through his placement firm cappedRead more

GlaxoSmithKline was sued by the New York attorney general for ‘illegal and deceptive’ reporting of the risks of its anti-depressant Seroxat. Photograph: Jack Sullivan Another pharmaceutical giant has settled a big compensation claim. So why are they allowed to go on misleading the public? This week the drug company AstraZeneca paid out £125m to settleRead more

Now studies are backing up anecdotal evidence that ADHD gets inappropriately applied to many children. Now studies are backing up anecdotal evidence that ADHD gets inappropriately applied to many children. An analysis by economist Todd Elder at Michigan State University suggests that about 900,000 children who have been told they have ADHD in America mayRead more

While seasonal flu shots are already available in many local pharmacies across the country, retail pharmacy chains have begun changing their marketing plans to include new recommendations by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Officials with both Walgreens and CVS have announced they have expanded the number of sites that offer flu vaccines, CIDRAP NewsRead more

Seniors will see a modest increase in their Medicare prescription premiums next year but benefits will also improve, federal health officials said Wednesday. The average monthly premium charged by Medicare drug plans for standard coverage will rise to an estimated $30 in 2011, an increase of $1 over 2010, or about 3 percent, said MedicareRead more

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is encouraging consumers to get immunized against influenza and to consider their local pharmacy as the site to receive their vaccine. Pharmacists in all 50 states including the District of Columbia are authorized to administer influenza vaccines and as of June 30, 2010, more than 120,000 U.S. pharmacists have beenRead more

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) announced the launch of AMCP/APhA MTM ConnectionsTM – an online resource to advance the implementation of medication therapy management and other clinical services by pharmacists and ultimately enhance patient care through improved medication use. Click here for more information on the newRead more

In the first week of August, the Senate unanimously passed the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act (S. 3397) to provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances by legitimate users—patients. Under this act, patients with controlled substances can transfer these drugs for disposal to a non-DEA registered person who is authorized to dispose of themRead more